FAMILY BARBECUE WITH DAUGHTERS OF ST. PAUL / MAY CROWNING & ROSARY! MAY 19--TORONTO

THE MASCULINE GENIUS

EASTER SEASON DAY OF RENEWAL WITH SR. HELENA--TORONTO

TALK 1 = DOES GOD WANT ME TO BE HAPPY?  
 what happens when we die  / are heaven and hell for real / going to God through our desires / how can I even know what's true

TALK 2 = WHAT IS MY DEEPEST IDENTITY?  

what does it mean to be human (we've forgotten)  / gender / masculine genius & feminine genius / LGBTQ+

TALK 3 = IS TRUE LOVE FOR EVERYONE?   
the 7 stages to true love / God's 5 F's of true love / the 4 purposes of sex / the meaning of sex / humanae vitae & NFP (natural family planning) / satan's plan for your life

TALK 4 = CAN WE WALK THE TALK? 
practical tips for thriving / pro-life issues / parenting the media / sex ed in the home / how can I keep my kids Catholic / where do we go from here

BEST MEDIA LITERACY BOOKS

Many titles available from Pauline Book & Media Centers:

 http://pauline.org/Catholic-bookstores

(USA & CANADA)

Live in Canada? Most of these DVDs/books (& media) are available from:

Pauline Book & Media Centre
3022 Dufferin St.
Toronto, ON M6B 3T5

416-781-8131     1-800-668-2078
toronto@paulinemedia.com

A MEDIA VISION, STRATEGY & SPIRITUALITY
FROM THE CHURCH'S NEW MEDIA SAINT
BLESSED FATHER JAMES ALBERIONE:

Watch online at: MediaApostle.com

 
Media Prayers by Fr. Alberione

GENERAL: 

Watch free on EWTN on demand: https://ondemand.ewtn.com/free/Home/Series/ondemand/video/en/digital-catholics
5 30-min. segments on DVD. Reflection questions here: tinyurl.com/DigitalCatholics

Student workbook with teacher/parent pages.

Student workbook with parent/teacher pages.

Cover does not do justice to this amazing program that catechizes students through art!
Teaches them art literacy and religious art literacy!
https://www.smp.org/product/1327/Teaching-Guide-for-Beyond-the-Written-Word/

The author of "Beyond the Written Word" also created an app that can be used in any art museum in order to learn theology through art: art/y/fact.Xn (Android only at present)

Best book for parishes. 2016

BASICS:

It doesn't look like much, but this is THE collection of official Church (Vatican) documents
on the media  from 1936-1996. Be sure to get the 2nd Edition.
[LOGOS Divine Word Press, Manila 1997].
An additional slim volume, "C&SCBD Supplement I" covers 1998-2002.

PORNOGRAPHY:

There are several versions of this book for kids of various ages.
They are meant to be read together with parents.
Tells kids what to do when they encounter porn, and why porn is bad.

This is the ultimate porn debunker. Could have been entitled: "The Porn Lie."
Not a religious book, filled with science & stats.
Shoots down all the excuses.

DETOX from porn (CD & mp3)

Excellent DVD on porn from different perspectives:
former addict, former porn actor, researcher, etc.
(Mark Houck & Dr. Judith Reisman)

OTHER:

Best book for parents. Catholic Dad is a psychologist.
Works with families struggling with media.
He is neither optimistic nor pessimistic, but believes we can live well
 in this media world if we have a plan.

2018

CLASSICS:

Jaron Lanier is the "father of Virtual Reality."

Marshall McLuhan's little known book on Media and Religion

 

Turkle is a professor at MIT

MOVIES: "THE SHAPE OF WATER"

Oscars--Best Picture 2018

Bestiality.

Bestiality (humans having sex with animals) is presented not so much as a fetish, but as smashing "speciesism." How dare we be so prejudiced against other species that we think humans are superior.

MOVIES: "THE DATING PROJECT"

Available as a download and DVD: www.TheDatingProjectMovie.com
Here are my accolades (and you can quote me):
--"OMGOSH OMGOSH OMGOSH"
--"the best thing i've seen in FOREVER"
--"7 STARS"
--"THE ULTIMATE THEOLOGY OF THE BODY MOVIE"
--"THE MOST INCARNATIONAL FILM U MAY EVER SEE"
--"SO. MUCH. HOPE."
--"If you think dating is better than hooking up--you need to see this movie."
--"If you don't think dating is better than hooking up--you need to see this movie."
--"If you don't know how to date--you need to see this movie."
--"If you think you know how to date--you need to see this movie."
--"If you think you need to date--you need to see this movie."
--"If you don't think you need to date--you need to see this movie."
SO EVERYONE IS ALWAYS KVETCHING ABOUT HOW YOUNG PEOPLE DON'T DATE. WELL THEY DON'T KNOW HOW CUZ NOBODY SHOWED 'EM. HERE'S THE FILM THAT SHOWS THEM. WITH FUN & CLASS. http://www.

One brief drawback in the film is that a gal asks her girlfriends: "Do you worry about your boyfriend using porn?" One gal answers: "No. You like cooking shows, he likes porn." The filmmakers did not intend this to be funny nor to trivialize porn, but it totally backfires and sounds very funny. Audiences are laughing so hard at this point that we don't see the original inquisitor's sadness as she quietly says: "It's not the same thing at all," and voila, the scene is over. The filmmakers are working on a revision to remove this scene altogether.